Tigranian/ Ayrapetyan - Armenian Folkdances / Mugam Arrangements In Stock then came together to decide

then came together to decide how to present them in a style that felt representative of what excites and inspires them now

Jeff strumming the chords and their friend Albert Castiglia playing slide guitar to round it out

and getting the vocals just right on Smith's old Neumann U48 microphone and Fairchild compressor

The film includes interviews with Valerie Solti

Tigranian/ Ayrapetyan - Armenian Folkdances / Mugam Arrangements In Stock then came together to decideNikoghayos Tigranian belongs to the first generation of composers and folk song collectors who laid the foundation of an Armenian national style. Tigranian's piano transcriptions of folk dances is perhaps his most important legacy, emulating folk instruments and capturing and preserving colorful depictions of Armenian folk life that are simple in texture and rich with harmonic and melodic detail. His interest also extended to Persian improvisational